Weather

Why do people buy all the milk, bread and eggs before snowstorms?

January 7, 2022 10:14am CST

Perishable items like bread, milk and eggs typically go flying off store shelves whenever a snowstorm is in the forecast.

White House shares $4.5B effort to help cover winter heating bills

January 7, 2022 7:18am CST

The Biden administration shared a state-by-state breakdown of its effort to help cover winter heating bills for low-income families.

I-95 shutdown: Uber rider trapped in traffic slammed with $600 bill

January 6, 2022 5:27pm CST

Andrew Peters returned home, like hundreds of others trapped for hours on I-95 in Virginia Tuesday, to a $600 bill from Uber.

Uber driver stranded on I-95 buys teen passenger hotel room, offered new job

January 6, 2022 2:38pm CST

Uber driver DaVante Williams was stranded with a teenage passenger for hours on the snowy I-95 and is being praised for going “above and beyond” to get her home safe.

Winter storm takes aim at Mid-South, East Coast: Timeline of expected snow

January 6, 2022 8:09am CST

Another winter storm is forecast to bring heavy snow and ice to parts of the Mid-South and Northeast U.S. beginning Thursday. Here’s a timeline of the storm.

I-95 Shutdown: Dialysis patient stranded on I-95 back home after rescued by Virginia emergency crews

January 5, 2022 11:51am CST

Anthony Oden is back home after spending much of the last two days stuck on Interstate 95 in Virginia in the chaos that surrounded the shutdown of one of the nation's busiest stretch of highway.

I-95 in Virginia reopens after drivers stranded overnight in freezing temps

January 5, 2022 11:32am CST

Hundreds of drivers stranded on I-95 in Virginia were freed on Tuesday after a large snowstorm hit the D.C. area a day earlier.

I-95 Virginia shutdown: Stranded drivers walk dogs, run out of food and water

January 5, 2022 11:31am CST

“There are no people stranded still on I-95." the Virginia Department of Transportation tweeted Tuesday evening. 

I-95 Shutdown: Baltimore bakery truck passes out bread to stranded motorists on I-95 in Virginia

January 5, 2022 11:16am CST

A Baltimore bakery gave away loaves of bread and rolls to stranded motorists who were stuck on Interstate 95 in Virginia following a blizzard that shutdown one of the nation’s busiest highways.

How are roads pre-treated? A look at winter storm prep after Virginia's I-95 shutdown

January 5, 2022 6:41am CST

Virginia transportation officials said I-95’s hours-long shutdown this week was in part due to the inability to pretreat the roadways before the winter weather hit.

I-95 reopens in Virginia after drivers stranded for 18+ hours following snowstorm

January 4, 2022 7:56pm CST

I-95 in Virginia shut down, stranding drivers for hours, after a massive snow storm hit the D.C. area.